Here you can follow our sailing from Sweden to the Mediterranian.We have a new yacht s/y Carpe Diem, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40. Of practical reasons we are still using the homepage of our previous yacht s/y Xavita.

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Friday 12 November Les Roches de Condrieu – Valence
Trip: 38 nm 3 locks Total: 1280 nm 249 locks
A large hotel boat loaded with tourists was waiting to enter the lock when we came out from one of the huge lock chambers. There are surprisingly few boats on the Rhone. We are lucky to be alone in the 190 m long locks without any barges. 20 million liters of water is used in every locking procedure! There is lot of water in the river and also today we had 1-3 knots of following current. It varies depending of the width of the river. When passing bridges and outside locks there are eddies in the water that tries to bring our yacht out of course, why you have to be careful with the steering. The day was finished with mooring in a real and complete marina in Valence. Here are great motor yachts spending the winter with the owners living onboard. The more we are approaching the Mediterranean, the higher are the marina prices. Here we pay 20 Euro/night including electricity, water and shower.
Now we will go to a nearby youth hostel with internet to publish this travelling letter.

Vingårdar i Rhonedalen
Vineyards in the Rhone valley

15 m höga slussar
15 m high lock chambers

Stängd slussport
Closed lock gate

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Slussporten hissas upp och man går ut genom öppningen
The lock gate is lifted up and you go out through the opening